Nootka Woman Wearing Cedar - Bark Blanket
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
John Andrew & Son
(American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1915
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions18 1/8 × 22 1/8 inches (46 × 56.2 cm)
Other (Plate): 13 1/2 × 16 3/8 inches (34.3 × 41.6 cm)
Other (Plate): 13 1/2 × 16 3/8 inches (34.3 × 41.6 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.11.18
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextYou can learn more about Edward S. Curtis. Resources are available on-line and in printed publications. The Stark Museum of Art’s web site will have images from this exhibition. http://collections.starkculturalvenues.org/exhibitions/
The entire text of “The North American Indian” is on the web site of Northwestern University. That site also has a selected bibliography of books and films. http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/
ProvenanceAcquired by subscription directly from the artist by the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.[1]; purchased December 6, 2012 through (Christies, New York, New York,[2]) by (Arader Galleries, New York, New York); purchased June 10, 2013 through (Arader Galleries, New York, New York) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | [1] This set was stored in the National Geographic Society’s archive housed in the Society’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. | [2] "The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration," December 6, 2012, Christie’s, New York, Rockefeller Plaza, sale 2603, lot 65
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